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listen to what jim inhofe said about and to chuck hagel. >> though i respect senator hagel his record to date in the day demonstrate he is hob a staunch advocate of president's first term. retreating from america's global leadership role in shrinking the military will not make america safer. on the contemporary, it will embolden our enemy, ep danger our allies and provide opportunity for nations that do not share our interest to fill a global leadership vacuum we leave behind. it is for these reasons that i believe he's the wrong person to lead the pentagon at this perilous and cons quenchal time. >> whether or not he will support chuck hagel. and he asked why the ministry supports that. and hagel said he has enough trouble figuring out american politics, rather than iranian politics. but it goes from politics, to issues on iran, to afghanistan. they believe he's become not hawkish enough. hagel tried to respond to that in his opening statement. he knew very well what the criticism was. listen to the way he framed his offense and defense of his nomination. >> we will not hesitate to u
listen to what jim inhofe said about and to chuck hagel. >> though i respect senator hagel his record to date in the day demonstrate he is hob a staunch advocate of president's first term. retreating from america's global leadership role in shrinking the military will not make america safer. on the contemporary, it will embolden our enemy, ep danger our allies and provide opportunity for nations that do not share our interest to fill a global leadership vacuum we leave behind. it is for...
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. >>> president obama plans to nominate chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense. reaction is already pouring in, some positive, some not. we'll have much more on the story in a moment. >>> pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected u.s. drone strike killed 17 people today. today's attack follows two suspected u.s. drone strikes last week that killed 15 people, including a taliban commander with ties to the pakistani military. demonstrators protested against drone strikes thursday and burned a u.s. flag. >>> parents in new york are on edge tonight waiting to hear if their children will have to find other ways to get to school tomorrow morning. the union representing the city's school bus drivers is threatening to strike in a dispute over job protection. they're concerned about a new bus contract that could mean some drivers would lose their jobs. if there is a walkout the city will provide some bus riders with free metro cards to ride public transit. in other cases, parents can apply for public transit refunds if they send their children to school by taxi. >>
. >>> president obama plans to nominate chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense. reaction is already pouring in, some positive, some not. we'll have much more on the story in a moment. >>> pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected u.s. drone strike killed 17 people today. today's attack follows two suspected u.s. drone strikes last week that killed 15 people, including a taliban commander with ties to the pakistani military. demonstrators protested against drone...
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kerry, hagel, biden, obama. >> it's not the position itself. it's the idea that there was no conveying that that was on the table. there was no suggestion that they were going to go to congress. >> right, then you take a walk in the rose garden with chief of staff and clearly something he was thinking about. this also tells us how this president makes decisions. if people on his national security team were surprised then the public has a right to be surprised. he made this by himself. >> gloria borger, thank you so much. we have an exclusive interview with syria's ambassador to the united bashar. ja fari. wolf blitzer is next with special coverage of the senate foreign relations committee hearing. that's it for me. thank you for watching. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] glucerna. helping people with diabetes find balance. ingeniously uses radar to alert you to possible collision threats. and in certain situations it can apply the brakes. introducing the
kerry, hagel, biden, obama. >> it's not the position itself. it's the idea that there was no conveying that that was on the table. there was no suggestion that they were going to go to congress. >> right, then you take a walk in the rose garden with chief of staff and clearly something he was thinking about. this also tells us how this president makes decisions. if people on his national security team were surprised then the public has a right to be surprised. he made this by...
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hagel. i would urge the senate to oppose that. he came out against the surge the week i returned from iraq in 2006. the war couldn't be won. no one told us that when we were fighting it in 2006. he delayed emergency funding for the troops in 2007. even after the surge completed in 2008, he said it wasn't because of the troops addition. >> let's talk more about the expected announcement of chuck hagel to be defense secretary. athena jones standing by in washington. chuck hagel has detract tors on both sides of the political aisle. he has critics in the gay and lesbian community. why are some in that community criticizing his nomination? >> back in 1998, then senator hagel called into question the suitability offer a nominee for an ambassadorship because he was gay. he called it an inhibiting factor that man was openly aggressively gay and questioned whether he could do an effective job. he apologized for those comments in december. it is still something that the lgb community is not happy about. >> when does this process get starte
hagel. i would urge the senate to oppose that. he came out against the surge the week i returned from iraq in 2006. the war couldn't be won. no one told us that when we were fighting it in 2006. he delayed emergency funding for the troops in 2007. even after the surge completed in 2008, he said it wasn't because of the troops addition. >> let's talk more about the expected announcement of chuck hagel to be defense secretary. athena jones standing by in washington. chuck hagel has detract...
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but hagel has critics on capitol hill even among republicans. the question is his past views on several issues, including israel. >> chuck hagel if confirmed to be secretary of defense would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of israel in our nation's history. >> we'll have more in a few moments. >>> help is on the way for people who lost so much during superstorm sandy. president obama signed into law today a $9.7 billion sandy disaster relief package. it was the first legislative action of the new congress. a larger sandy aid package will have to wait. lawmakers will consider $51 billion relief bill on january 15th. some people were outraged after house speaker boehner canceled a vote tuesday on the entire aid package. sandy devastated parts of the northeast more than two months ago. >>> syria's president bashar al assad got a standing ovation today moments before he gave a rare public speech. assad said he's standing firm against global calls for him to step down. he laid out his own plan for dealing with syria's c
but hagel has critics on capitol hill even among republicans. the question is his past views on several issues, including israel. >> chuck hagel if confirmed to be secretary of defense would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of israel in our nation's history. >> we'll have more in a few moments. >>> help is on the way for people who lost so much during superstorm sandy. president obama signed into law today a $9.7 billion sandy disaster relief...
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hagel says he tried to pressure karzai, the u.s. has had no back channel talks with the taliban and is still on track to leave by the end of 2014. >>> outrage in pakistan today over a tax on christians. >> hundreds of christians took to the streets in protest after a mob burned more than 100 homes in their neighborhood. it all started with allegations that a christian man made derogatory remarks about mohammed. many christians have fled the area over fear of being killed. the first vote for the next pope will be on tuesday. the 115 voting cardinals will gather for the papal conclave in vatican city. they will keep voting until the winner emerges. white smoke will pour from the chimney of the sistine chapel. >>> tiger woods won his second title of the year today in miami. he made 27 birdies, one short of his personal record in the tournament, he's now a favorite to win a fifth green jacket in the masters in april. >>> for more than 10 years, the tsa stood by its rule, no pocket knives on a plane, not even those tiny ones, not even na
hagel says he tried to pressure karzai, the u.s. has had no back channel talks with the taliban and is still on track to leave by the end of 2014. >>> outrage in pakistan today over a tax on christians. >> hundreds of christians took to the streets in protest after a mob burned more than 100 homes in their neighborhood. it all started with allegations that a christian man made derogatory remarks about mohammed. many christians have fled the area over fear of being killed. the...
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hagel angered some lawmakers for supports talks with hamas. and supporting sanctions on iran. >> this is an controversial pick, he's an an ta tag nistic figure when it comes to iran. >> he would face tough questions about his opposition to the successful 2007 troop surge in iraq. >>> it's been two days since his plane vanished and the fate of vittorio missoni is still unknown. his priest plane left venezuela on friday, but never made it to caracas. so far, search crews have not spotted any signs of a crash. the missoni fashion house is known for its line of high-end knit wear. now to syria where president bashar al assad made a rare speech and was in rare form today as he blasted the opposition and defiantly resisted international calls for him to step down. cnn's mohammed jamjun joins us from syria. this was his first speech since june. what was his message? >> his message was similar. as rare as that has been in the past whenever he has spoken. he remains entrenched, defiant. he defied international calls for him to step down. he blamed what
hagel angered some lawmakers for supports talks with hamas. and supporting sanctions on iran. >> this is an controversial pick, he's an an ta tag nistic figure when it comes to iran. >> he would face tough questions about his opposition to the successful 2007 troop surge in iraq. >>> it's been two days since his plane vanished and the fate of vittorio missoni is still unknown. his priest plane left venezuela on friday, but never made it to caracas. so far, search crews have...
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senator chuck hagel. in four hours, president obama is expected to name hagel as his choice for defense secretary. that nomination could be bruising. hagel is known for being fiercely independent and the loudest outcry could come from hagel's own fellow republicans. they say he's the wrong choice to oversee the military. the combat veteran, who was badly wounded in vietnam, is openly wary of armed conflict. >> the pain, and we didn't have any medics there with us, and we did have some guys, again, that i think were in pretty bad shape. the morphine and everything was used for them. >> you know, if i ever get out of all this, i am going to do everything i can to assure that war is a last resort. that we, a nation, a people, calls upon to settle a dispute. the horror of it, the pain of it, the suffering of it. >> hagel won two purple hearts for his service in vietnam. he also saved the life of his brother, who was fighting alongside him. hagel has also long called for cuts in defense spending. national corr
senator chuck hagel. in four hours, president obama is expected to name hagel as his choice for defense secretary. that nomination could be bruising. hagel is known for being fiercely independent and the loudest outcry could come from hagel's own fellow republicans. they say he's the wrong choice to oversee the military. the combat veteran, who was badly wounded in vietnam, is openly wary of armed conflict. >> the pain, and we didn't have any medics there with us, and we did have some...
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i want to play a little bit more of what the president had to say about senator hagel. >> chuck hagel is the leader that our troops deserve. he is an american patriot. he enlisted in the army and volunteered for vietnam as a young private and a sergeant. he served with honor alongside his own brother. when chuck was hit by shrapnel, his brother saved him. when his brother was injured by a mine, chuck risked his life to pull him to safety. to this day, chuck bears the scars and the shrapnel from battles he fought in our name. chuck hagel's leadership of our military would be historic. he would be first person of enlisted rank to serve as secretary of defense. let. >> let's talk to someone who knows chuck hagel rather well. steve clemens. thank you for coming in. give us the single best reason why you support this nomination of chuck hagel to be defense secretary. >> i think that a defense secretary in this age needs to revision the pentagon and figure out how you going to create security deliverables for the united states and the world, in a time of budget austerity. and i think that h
i want to play a little bit more of what the president had to say about senator hagel. >> chuck hagel is the leader that our troops deserve. he is an american patriot. he enlisted in the army and volunteered for vietnam as a young private and a sergeant. he served with honor alongside his own brother. when chuck was hit by shrapnel, his brother saved him. when his brother was injured by a mine, chuck risked his life to pull him to safety. to this day, chuck bears the scars and the...
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debris chuck hagel did a horrible job. i'm trying to figure out why these two men who praised him fairly recently in the cycle, why are they trashing him this hard? i think it's personal, in addition to his performance. >> all right, thank you so much for the interesting discussion this morning, our cnn cnn chief congressional for xondent dana bash, cnn contributor l.z. granderson and our boulevard republican strategist, thanks to all of you. >>> many passengers from the carnival "triumph" are already back in texas, arriving not by ship but by bus, after their nightmare cruise finally ends. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. we've got a lot of empty cans. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. we were out w
debris chuck hagel did a horrible job. i'm trying to figure out why these two men who praised him fairly recently in the cycle, why are they trashing him this hard? i think it's personal, in addition to his performance. >> all right, thank you so much for the interesting discussion this morning, our cnn cnn chief congressional for xondent dana bash, cnn contributor l.z. granderson and our boulevard republican strategist, thanks to all of you. >>> many passengers from the carnival...
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>>> defense secretary leon panetta came out in support of chuck hagel. president obama's choice for defense secretary. >> what you've heard from republicans thus far has been, why -- where is the calvary in all of this, why didn't the military over the course of what we've been told was a seven-hour incident if you can call it an incident. why over the course of seven hours was there not a strike team of some sort that could be put into benghazi to try to help out. on the show today, i had not just leon panetta, but as well the chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey, and i asked them that very question, like why wouldn't you on 9/11, have troops sort of ready? and dempsey said to me, we did, the minute we knew the incident happened, the secretary of defense said, move some troops, scramble some troops, get them ready, let us know what their transit time would be. that's where it ended. i said, why didn't you just move them at that moment when you knew there was trouble. here's what dempsey said. >> we can't be a replacement. it was 9/11 elsewhere i
>>> defense secretary leon panetta came out in support of chuck hagel. president obama's choice for defense secretary. >> what you've heard from republicans thus far has been, why -- where is the calvary in all of this, why didn't the military over the course of what we've been told was a seven-hour incident if you can call it an incident. why over the course of seven hours was there not a strike team of some sort that could be put into benghazi to try to help out. on the show...
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the showdown over chuck hagel's nomination, blocked by republicans until of presidents day break. very rare to filibuster a cabinet pick. i want to show you what john mccain said on fox. he said, there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly and said he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said the surge was the worst blunder since the vietnam war. which is nonsense. antihis own party, people don't forget that. is this hagel fight about policy or is it about a political payback? >> this is all about politics. when you listen to that quote from john mccain and you watch the way he and his colleagues conducted themselves, they look like an infomercial for anger management therapy. it was truly nothing more than a grudge match. we have almost 70,000 soldiers in combat in afghanistan representing us, fighting for our country and also protecting each other. we need to have a strong figure coordinating the pentagon. and the tactics that you see mccain and the republicans engaging in clearly undermine the
the showdown over chuck hagel's nomination, blocked by republicans until of presidents day break. very rare to filibuster a cabinet pick. i want to show you what john mccain said on fox. he said, there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly and said he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said the surge was the worst blunder since the vietnam war. which is nonsense. antihis own party, people don't forget that....
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fran, b you look at hagel. he's a vietnam veteran, somebody who really was in the trenches, potentially somebody who could talk and speak very directly to the generals. what kind of problems, what thing will he face that will be the most important challenge? >> well, clearly the most important sort of policy challenge he will have is the budget. the budget cuts that d.o.d. is trying to implement and what they will face as the budget discussions go on and the executive branch continues will be his biggest policy challenge. his biggest tactical military challenge is two-fold. it's both iran's nuclear program and the ongoing conflict in syria. what's the appropriate u.s. role? what is the role that the u.s. military should play in the resolution of the existing challenges. i think that's his big military challenge. >> one of the things people were complaining about is something he said in the past where he talked about the power of the jewish lobby, in his words. he addressed that. listen to this. he talked about
fran, b you look at hagel. he's a vietnam veteran, somebody who really was in the trenches, potentially somebody who could talk and speak very directly to the generals. what kind of problems, what thing will he face that will be the most important challenge? >> well, clearly the most important sort of policy challenge he will have is the budget. the budget cuts that d.o.d. is trying to implement and what they will face as the budget discussions go on and the executive branch continues...
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a joint news conference between karzai and hagel was cancelled. later hagel was asked about karzai's accusation. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true. that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> hagel and karzai later met over dinner in an attempt to smooth over the dispute. >>> new york city council speaker christine quinn has officially tossed her hat into the race for mayor. the democrat is vowing to be an advocate for the middle class. if elected, quinn would become new york city's first female and first openly gay mayor. current mayor michael bloomberg is expected to endorse her when he leaves office next year. >>> britain's queen elizabeth will go on live television tomorrow and do something many people say is way overdue. first of all, it will be her first public appearance since spending a few days in the hospital. but here's what's making news now. she'll
a joint news conference between karzai and hagel was cancelled. later hagel was asked about karzai's accusation. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true. that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> hagel and karzai later met over dinner in an attempt to smooth over the dispute. >>> new york...
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but i've known hagel for years. it just so happened i wrote about a discussion i had had about the efforts which sometimes look dicey to repeal don't ask, don't tell two years ago with senator hagel and i wrote about it. before the current controversy, i wrote about hagel's support of repeal of don't ask, don't tell. he and i had a long discussion about how how appalled that there were gay translators being purged out of our intelligence agencies because they were gay at that time. people like mike mullen were trying to be close leaders, a close friend of chuck hagel. at that very delicate time, hagel told me he was firmly supportive. since then, just this last week, hagel's met with 24 u.s. senators so far, meeting with more this next week. in that, he's basically said he strongly supports lgbt families and strongly supports the ongoing alignment and repeal of all the residue of don't ask, don't tell. he's gone beyond that because i think there have been questions raced about his views on abortionen an women. and h
but i've known hagel for years. it just so happened i wrote about a discussion i had had about the efforts which sometimes look dicey to repeal don't ask, don't tell two years ago with senator hagel and i wrote about it. before the current controversy, i wrote about hagel's support of repeal of don't ask, don't tell. he and i had a long discussion about how how appalled that there were gay translators being purged out of our intelligence agencies because they were gay at that time. people like...
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chuck hagel and john kerry will be testifying. we just got word that martin dempsey will be testifying. they added a second public hearing on the house side on wednesday. it looks like kerry and clapper are going to testify there. on top of that they'll have classified briefings pretty much all week. every day all week. tomorrow at 11:30. every day except for wednesday. white house says they are flooding the zone. this is flooding the zone. >> you have all those briefings going on. any reaction to the fact you have russian lawmakers who are planning on meeting with members of congress? >> reporter: isn't that interesting. we were talking about it within our team to try to figure out what the reaction will be. nobody's here. they are coming in and leaving. we're trying to get reaction to see if anybody will meet with them. >> it's going be a busy week. we'll be following you closely. we'll be on your toes. thanks again. >>> more u.s. fire power is led headed to the region as well. several u.s. navy ships are in the red sea. another
chuck hagel and john kerry will be testifying. we just got word that martin dempsey will be testifying. they added a second public hearing on the house side on wednesday. it looks like kerry and clapper are going to testify there. on top of that they'll have classified briefings pretty much all week. every day all week. tomorrow at 11:30. every day except for wednesday. white house says they are flooding the zone. this is flooding the zone. >> you have all those briefings going on. any...
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let's talk about chuck hagel now. it was a very interesting week for him. his nomination for defense secretary. his senate hearings this week were rough, to say the least, especially when his old friend, maybe former friend, frenemy asked questions. take a listen. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. were you correct or incorrect? yes or no. >> my reference to -- >> are you going to answer the question, senator haguele? were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forward question. i would like to answer whether you are right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate. >> lz, hagel had a bad day for sure. you know, maybe they have said it. i haven't heard a lot of democrats saying he was ill-prepared, because he seemed ill-prepared if you were the viewer watching it at home. did he deserve the treatment he got from mccain and others? >> you know, if they do a movie about that hearing, i hope daniel day lewis is involved, because there was a lot
let's talk about chuck hagel now. it was a very interesting week for him. his nomination for defense secretary. his senate hearings this week were rough, to say the least, especially when his old friend, maybe former friend, frenemy asked questions. take a listen. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. were you correct or incorrect? yes or no. >> my reference to -- >> are...
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nomination, says cruz went too far. >> senator hagel is an honorable man. he has served his country, and no one on this committee at any time should impugn his character or integrity. >> reporter: senate armed services committee carl levin expects the white house to answer graham and mccain on the question of the president and benghazi but administration officials say they're not so sure, they're still deliberating on whether to do that. what all this means is a nomination the white house always knew was going to be bumpy but thought would get through is now uncertain. dana bash, cnn, capitol hill. >>> an asteroid about half the size of a football field set to zip past earth tomorrow. how close will it get? we'll tell you. [ anouncer ] ihop is in time square to compare new griddle-melts to your usual breakfast sandwich. a lot more flavor. [ anouncer ] ihop's new griddle melts... made fresh and hot! hand crafted just for you. it's like a sexy sandwich. [ anouncer ] compare new griddle melts yourself. just $4.99. it's an epic breakfast sandwich. >>> maybe we
nomination, says cruz went too far. >> senator hagel is an honorable man. he has served his country, and no one on this committee at any time should impugn his character or integrity. >> reporter: senate armed services committee carl levin expects the white house to answer graham and mccain on the question of the president and benghazi but administration officials say they're not so sure, they're still deliberating on whether to do that. what all this means is a nomination the white...
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i think hagel will get through. obama might have to fight for it but i think he gets through. >> you don't think it will be a squeaker. some say he may not get the nod. >> there are a lot of republican who is will come out and say we have a with him, we have to vet him, but many believe the constitutionality of the president being able to select the cabinet. a lot of republicans feel in the end we'll let him through. the president should be able to this have his cabinet. we'll argue policy later. >> the problems that republicans seem to have is comments he's made in reference to the israeli lobby on capitol hill. he's also talked about trimming the budget with the defense budget. are these real nonstarters here or is this just the republicans wanting to come up with a way to complain? >> i think when you're the out party you have to complain. democrats did the same thing with george bush. chuck hagel, when he was a republican, these comments were fine. now that he's somebody that barack obama likes there's an issue.
i think hagel will get through. obama might have to fight for it but i think he gets through. >> you don't think it will be a squeaker. some say he may not get the nod. >> there are a lot of republican who is will come out and say we have a with him, we have to vet him, but many believe the constitutionality of the president being able to select the cabinet. a lot of republicans feel in the end we'll let him through. the president should be able to this have his cabinet. we'll argue...
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hagel's comments on israel, one issue, but a former colleague of hagel now says he has another problem, his temperament. >> i think there are a number of staffers who are coming forth now just talking about the way he has dealt with them, i have certainly questions about a lot of things. >> hagel has been given a vote of approval from colin powell, a former secretary of state for secretary george w. bush. >>> there are reports that disgraced cyclist lance armstrong is considering confessing when he sits down with oprah winfrey today. this is armstrong's first interview since he was stripped of his seven tour de france wins. oprah's interview with lance armstrong will air thursday night on the winfrey network. >>> the flu season means big business for -- take a look at this map of the nation's current flu outbreak. some say the flew is so widespread because so many sick people cannot afford to stay home from work. i can certainly understand that. >> it works out to almost a third of the nation's washingers, they're -- full-time workers too, about 20% of full-time workers they don't get
hagel's comments on israel, one issue, but a former colleague of hagel now says he has another problem, his temperament. >> i think there are a number of staffers who are coming forth now just talking about the way he has dealt with them, i have certainly questions about a lot of things. >> hagel has been given a vote of approval from colin powell, a former secretary of state for secretary george w. bush. >>> there are reports that disgraced cyclist lance armstrong is...
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the senate armed forces committee holding a vote on hagel's nomination. and while it is likely he will be confirmed, several republicans, they're still putting up a fight. that happens this hour. >>> also, cereal and soda? pepsi introducing a new mountain dew drink for, dare i say, breakfast, calling it kick start. the company says it doesn't consider this an energy drink, even though, yes, it is packed with caffeine. why the new product? mountain dew says customers wanted an alternative to coffee and tea in the morning. >>> and tomorrow is ash wednesday, which means today is fat tuesday. okay, i tweeted this out. this is a colossal waste of time and can't stop watching it. you can watch this on one of the live cams. mardi gras in full swing. we have been hearing trumpets from this live web cam. this is bourbon street. it is new orleans' biggest tourist draw with more than 50 parades. mardi gras is the feast and celebration before lent, a time of fasting for catholics. >>> huge blow, have you heard about this, to one of the world's oldest sports. internat
the senate armed forces committee holding a vote on hagel's nomination. and while it is likely he will be confirmed, several republicans, they're still putting up a fight. that happens this hour. >>> also, cereal and soda? pepsi introducing a new mountain dew drink for, dare i say, breakfast, calling it kick start. the company says it doesn't consider this an energy drink, even though, yes, it is packed with caffeine. why the new product? mountain dew says customers wanted an...
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hagel is in afghanistan to thank u.s. troops for their commitment and get a better understanding of the situation. >>> the stage is set for electing a new pope as the wait begins for the white smoke install. on tuesday, the 115 participating cardinals will begin the secret election process. the chimney that sends up those white smoke signals when a pope has been chosen already in place now. our ben wedeman is in vatican city. >> reporter: don, the vatican is in its final preparations for the conclave on tuesday. today they put up the chimney over the sistine chapel where that white smoke or black smoke will be released inside the sistine chapel itself. there are now two stoves. one from the 1930s, which will be used to burn the ballot. another which will be used to burn the chemicals to signal either black or white. a pope has not been elected or a pope has been lengelected. on saturday, the vatican announced they had disfigured the fisherman's ring and seal of pope emeritus, benedict xvi, thereby rendering it invalid. we
hagel is in afghanistan to thank u.s. troops for their commitment and get a better understanding of the situation. >>> the stage is set for electing a new pope as the wait begins for the white smoke install. on tuesday, the 115 participating cardinals will begin the secret election process. the chimney that sends up those white smoke signals when a pope has been chosen already in place now. our ben wedeman is in vatican city. >> reporter: don, the vatican is in its final...
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. >>> and senator john mccain says that chuck hagel will be probably confirmed as the next secretary. he believes he has enough votes to win the vote next week when the senate reconvenes. >>> and in russia, they are trying to calm down after that meteor plowed through friday. some say they are afraid to stand by the windows remembering that cosmic explosion. it injured more than 1,000 people and damaged thousands of buildings. >>> john lennon's killer wrote chilling letters and sent them to the officer who arrested him. now the officer is speaking out for the first time. mark david chapman wrote steve spiro in 1983. he wanted to be friends with the officer, and he had other questions and requests as we. i spoke earlier with officer steve spiro. >> reporter: steve, what did you think when the letters were showing up in the mailbox and they are fascinating to read. what did you think? >> i was shocked. i said, why are you sending this to me? but when you spent five hours with somebody, you get to know them a little bit. and he was -- he was still selling himself three years after the mu
. >>> and senator john mccain says that chuck hagel will be probably confirmed as the next secretary. he believes he has enough votes to win the vote next week when the senate reconvenes. >>> and in russia, they are trying to calm down after that meteor plowed through friday. some say they are afraid to stand by the windows remembering that cosmic explosion. it injured more than 1,000 people and damaged thousands of buildings. >>> john lennon's killer wrote chilling...
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listen to hagel's interview with the about. bc. >> well, as i see it, i think prime minister cameron has said, president -- or all lies, partners, leaders around the world have said let's get the facts, the intelligence. but femme -- you are ready to go if. >> we are ready to go like that. >> we've learned of a u.s. intelligence report about to go public, when they learned what the decision makers now about the apparent chemical attacks. in the meantime today in syria, united nations inspectors are stopped in their tracks. they had left for a second day of examination sites, because were turned back because of security concerns. syria's violence claims that violence on the rebels. we have a team of reporters on this story, but let's begin with jill dougherty. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. you mentioned that intelligence report. we are told by u.s. officials that the plan is for -- to be released publicly today, and that would lay out the case for any type of military action that the president could order. now,
listen to hagel's interview with the about. bc. >> well, as i see it, i think prime minister cameron has said, president -- or all lies, partners, leaders around the world have said let's get the facts, the intelligence. but femme -- you are ready to go if. >> we are ready to go like that. >> we've learned of a u.s. intelligence report about to go public, when they learned what the decision makers now about the apparent chemical attacks. in the meantime today in syria, united...
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stanley mcchrystal and michael hayden both say hagel is a fine choice. hagel earned two purple hearts in the vietnam war, his confirmation hearing is set to begin thursday. >>> japan has launched two surveillance satellites to help keep an eye on north korea. defense officials are threatening to carry out a nuclear test and more long range rocket launches. the u.s. security council expanded sanctions against north korea this week and condemned the country for last month's launch. >>> 233 people killed in a nightclub fire in southeast brazil. some burned to death, some were trampled, some overcome by smoke. it happened when the jam packed nightclub suddenly caught fire aeb many of these victims didn't stand a chance. on the scene right now, rescuers are still picking through the burned rubble, cnn's sshasta darlington. >> reporter: smoke filled the air when the first firefighters entered the nightclub. where shirtless men were already trying to rescue some of the injured. emergency vehicles arrived not realizing the extent of the tragedy they faced. chaos
stanley mcchrystal and michael hayden both say hagel is a fine choice. hagel earned two purple hearts in the vietnam war, his confirmation hearing is set to begin thursday. >>> japan has launched two surveillance satellites to help keep an eye on north korea. defense officials are threatening to carry out a nuclear test and more long range rocket launches. the u.s. security council expanded sanctions against north korea this week and condemned the country for last month's launch....
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earlier this morning hagel was sworn in during a private secretary. it comes after a bruising fight over his nomination. many blasted some of his previous statements and positions on foreign policy. when mr. hagel begins speaking, we'll dip in for you. >>> at any time in the next five days we could find out if a convicted killer and manson follower could be freed on parole. he could be freed solely on good behavior. cnn's kim lau is following the story. good morning. >> any time you hear the name manson, it sends chills down people's spines. the governor has a difficult decision on his desk wlrks one of manson's closest followers deserves to be freed. the face of evil, charles manson, who unleashed tar rohr in a murder spree in 1969. the face you don't know, bruce davis 40 years ago, eerily similar in looks to manson and once a follower. barbara hoyt knows that because she was 17 when she joined the so-called manson family in 1979. that's when she met davis. >> these people wanted to start a race war. they wanted to end society as we knew it. they wan
earlier this morning hagel was sworn in during a private secretary. it comes after a bruising fight over his nomination. many blasted some of his previous statements and positions on foreign policy. when mr. hagel begins speaking, we'll dip in for you. >>> at any time in the next five days we could find out if a convicted killer and manson follower could be freed on parole. he could be freed solely on good behavior. cnn's kim lau is following the story. good morning. >> any time...
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there are certain senators who will vote against chuck hagel no matter what. and what they hope to accomplish is to torpedo his nomination. they hope some of the outside groups that are well funded and working hard to try to take his nomination down, that they find a bombshell or smoking gun. other senators say that what they want out of this is just to sort of -- it's push back to show the president that they're not just going to roll over and approve a nominee that they made clear was controversial to begin with. >> a little bit of grand standing there. dana, thank you. hopefully you can take a resecr, as well, but i don't think so. >>> so her father was a president, her grandfather, too. but barbara bush is not interested in politics per se. instead she's dedicating her life to something she call as key human right. i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. som
there are certain senators who will vote against chuck hagel no matter what. and what they hope to accomplish is to torpedo his nomination. they hope some of the outside groups that are well funded and working hard to try to take his nomination down, that they find a bombshell or smoking gun. other senators say that what they want out of this is just to sort of -- it's push back to show the president that they're not just going to roll over and approve a nominee that they made clear was...
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now we have john kerry and chuck hagel, the defense secretary also. i'm told more will be announced. this is going to be a very, very interesting, important hearing tomorrow. >> let's talk more about the influence that john mccain and lindsey graham might have on other lawmakers. how much influence do they have? a lot of lawmakers are up for re-election in 2014. that's going to enter into their decision, too, right, in a war-weary nation. >> lindsey graham is one of people who is running for re election next year. look, i don't know the answer to how much impact they are going to have on the senate and the house broadly. i think it is fair to say that when you are talking about members of oh their own party who trust their judgment on issues of national security, particularly military issues, there could be a few who might be able to be persuaded by them if they choose to support this. and given the way the voteses are now which is completely up in the air. one, two, three votes. the president needs everything he can get. >> john mccain at least, his
now we have john kerry and chuck hagel, the defense secretary also. i'm told more will be announced. this is going to be a very, very interesting, important hearing tomorrow. >> let's talk more about the influence that john mccain and lindsey graham might have on other lawmakers. how much influence do they have? a lot of lawmakers are up for re-election in 2014. that's going to enter into their decision, too, right, in a war-weary nation. >> lindsey graham is one of people who is...
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. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel says more than a dozen new missile interceptors will be on the west coast by 2017 to guard against a possible north korean attack. cnn's tom foreman takes a closer look at how the u.s. is beefing up protection against north korea. >> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. how does the military want to respond to this? at the front line, by going to the pacific ocean where the fear is that north korea on its best day might be able to launch a missile that would go all the way out to hit some parts of the united states. what are they going to do about that? first of all, they want more radar support. they want a new base in japan here, to be tracking early on what's happening. they want to beef up missiles in alaska and california and of course they want steady monitoring from ships at sea, from airplanes overhead and from satellites, all watching to see if north korea is going to launch at some point our way. ho
. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel says more than a dozen new missile interceptors will be on the west coast by 2017 to guard against a possible north korean attack. cnn's tom foreman takes a closer look at how the u.s. is beefing up protection against north korea. >> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. how does the military want to...
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. >>> on thursday senate confirmation hearings begin for defense secretary chuck hagel. he has secured support from several key senators but he's expected to face tough questioning from some republican opponents. and friday is expected to be hillary clinton's last day as secretary of state. the exact timing of her departure depends on hearings for john kerry who president obama tapped to replace her. that will do it for me. cnn newsroom continues right now with don lemon. have a great week. >>> hello, everyone. top of the hour. i'm don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. survivors of a nightclub fire in brazil are describing a nightmare scene. bodies all over the ground. firefighters trying to smash down the walls. terrified people being trampled. so many people dead. this nightclub was way overcrowded with dangerous pyrotechnics show going on inside. straight ahead is rafael romo. i want you to give us an updated count of the yash yults. >> this is way too preliminary yet. authorities still going over the scene to try to find out what happened there. some of the sc
. >>> on thursday senate confirmation hearings begin for defense secretary chuck hagel. he has secured support from several key senators but he's expected to face tough questioning from some republican opponents. and friday is expected to be hillary clinton's last day as secretary of state. the exact timing of her departure depends on hearings for john kerry who president obama tapped to replace her. that will do it for me. cnn newsroom continues right now with don lemon. have a great...